Hay Ron, who is your friend in Faribault?  I grew up there. Perhaps I know them. 

73
Scott
ZL1CHM / N0HOK
Auckland New Zealand  

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On 21/04/2015, at 2:48 PM, "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I do not personally own a hexbeam. However, I know several people who do,
> and I have heard nothing but extremely positive comments about them in terms
> of both their performance and their durability. One friend lives in
> Faribault, Minnesota where they more than their share of harsh winter
> weather, and he is delighted with how well his hexbeam holds up in their
> winter weather. I have another friend in Carney, Nebraska where they get
> incredibly high winds, and he says his hexbeam handles the wind better than
> any of the other antennas he has put up. My friend in Faribault has one of
> Leo's hexbeams, but I don't know what the other one is. Also, I am pretty
> sure Pat Tice has a hexbeam, and maybe he can chime in here and share his
> experience with his hexbeam. 
> 
> Oh, for the record, I don't think one here considers the hexbeam as a cheap
> antenna. Of course, I guess it depends on your point of reference, but for
> just plain ordinary folk like most of us, they aren't considered cheap!
> <Smile>
> 
> Ron, K8HSY
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Dave Allen
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hex beams:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Sounds like something that wouldn't work here. Too much wind would make
> maintainance expensive.
> 
> 73,
> Dave
>